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regrettest

regrettest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of regret.

Meaning of regret

Verb

regret (third-person singular simple present regrets, present participle regretting, simple past and past participle regretted)

  1. To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
    • He regretted his words.
    Synonyms:
    rue
  2. (broadly) To feel sorry about (any thing).
    • I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.
  3. (archaic, transitive) To miss; to feel the loss or absence of; to mourn.
    • He more than ever regretted his home, and with increased desire longed to see his family.1845, The Church of England Magazine, volume 19, page 301

See all 7 meanings of regret

Origin of regrettest

regret + -est

Questions about regrettest

What is regrettest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Regrettest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of regret.

Words near regrettest in the dictionary

  1. regrettableness
  2. regrettably
  3. regretted
  4. regretter
  5. regretters
  6. regrettest
  7. regretteth
  8. regretting
  9. regrettingly
  10. regrettings
  11. regrew

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